Sentences with phrase «emission regulations for»

Nick Mullins stood out when he joined activists, concerned citizens and members of congress at U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) public hearings on proposed carbon - emission regulations for new power plants, including coal and natural gas.

Comments on ECCC Approach to Phase 2 HDV Regulations: On March 3, 2016, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) hosted a pre-consultation session with stakeholders from industry and the not - for - profit sector to gain feedback on its proposed approach to developing Phase 2 heavy - duty vehicle and engine emission regulations for trucks manufactured in post-2018 model years.

Because it might be the blueprint for federal emission regulations for the oil and gas industry that are expected to — forgive the pun — come down the pipe later this year.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Admin., the Environmental Protection Agency and the state of California, along with a heavy dose of input from auto makers, will release a proposal by Sept. 1 outlining the new round of fuel - economy and emissions regulations for the 2017 - 2025 timeframe.

Following the direction set by President Obama on May 21, 2010, NHTSA and EPA have issued joint Final Rules for Corporate Average Fuel Economy and Greenhouse Gas emissions regulations for model years 2017 and beyond, that will help address our country's dependence on imported oil, save consumers money at the pump, and reduce emissions of greenhouse gases that contribute to global climate change.

Both the US - EPA and California CARB have emissions regulations for portable generators.

From 1970 until 2006 (through Euro 4), emissions regulations for new light duty vehicles were specified in Directive 70 / 220 / EEC (plus numerous amendments).

The Capitol dome looms behind smokestacks of a coal - fired power plant in Washington, D.C. Obama announced plans Tuesday to issue new emissions regulations for U.S. power plants as part of a wider strategy to address climate change.

Draft emissions regulations for the rail sector were published in 2016, including exhaust emission standards for particulate matter.

At the very least, the Harper government will face political pressure to match whatever policies Mr. Obama can deliver without congressional support, which could include new energy - efficiency standards, support for renewable energy and greenhouse - gas - emissions regulations for the energy and manufacturing sectors.

Similarly, I have always thought that toxic emissions regulations for autos needs to adopt an ISO standard for what genuine pollutants need control and to what degree.

Benoit Bariteau, director of cemeteries for the Catholic Archdiocese of Ottawa, which runs Hope Crematorium, said the facility has a certificate of approval from the Ontario Ministry of the Environment, is inspected by the ministry regularly, and adheres to strict emissions regulations for crematoriums.

Not exact matches

Obama had introduced a raft of regulations intended to slash emissions of carbon dioxide blamed for climate change, a policy course that accelerated the retirement of older coal - fired power plants and bolstered the nascent solar and wind sectors, which depend heavily on weather conditions for their power output.

According to the Pembina Institute, federal oil and gas emissions regulations crafted after Alberta's system would have to set the fee for contributing to the fund at least $ 100 per tonne in order for Canada to be able to meet its 2020 target.

In contrast to Alberta's largely cosmetic Specified Gas Emitters Regulation that does little to curb emissions or raise revenue for the province, British Columbia has implemented a much more comprehensive carbon tax.

Heather Scoffield explores three options for reducing carbon emissions — a carbon tax, cap - and - trade and regulation — and explains that each involve costs.

Alberta's new emissions regulations, just unveiled by the province's fresh NDP government, are a welcome step towards tailoring environmental policy for the needs of an expanding oil sands sector.

Bankruptcies, project shutdowns, regulation, and emission limits curb enthusiasm for fossil fuels.

To meet the permitted limits of these regulations, many manufacturers use state - of - the - art technology to reduce pentane emissions (see for example: The Polystyrene Packaging Council, Polystyrene and Its Raw Material Styrene: Manufacture and Use November 1993; Updated January 1996).

For any product that contains MDF, we are required by law to follow the CARB (California Air Resource Board) regulations, which regulate and control formaldehyde emissions in MDF.

The «coalition of the willing» approach has been used, for example, to get stronger emissions regulations in the Northeast and California, without having to win support nationwide.

These include eco-design and energy labelling standards, greenhouse gas emission standards for vehicles, the internal energy market, construction product standards, chemicals regulation and nuclear safety and safeguards.

Ms Kelly said the UK was also working in the UN for the European emissions trading scheme to form the basis of international regulations.

Conservatives are, on the whole, more aligned with business and / or industry Since industry is most likely to be adversely affected by the consequences of regulations to reduce global warming (emissions restrictions, for example) there is an incentive to deny global warming.

City councilmen Ydanis Rodriguez and Robert Jackson voiced support for the resolution, contending that new plan would be worth a try if it could alleviate the burden of alternate side regulations for drivers and possibly improve asthma rates by reducing the emissions of idling cars.

Combination of economic trends and policies Still, for now an array of Obama administration actions and economic trends are conspiring to cut emissions, according to EIA: Americans are using less oil because of high gasoline prices; carmakers are complying with federal fuel economy standards; electricity companies are becoming more efficient; state renewable energy rules are ushering wind and solar energy onto the power grids; gas prices are competitive with coal; and federal air quality regulations are closing the dirtiest power plants.

This comes as automakers from around the world are struggling to make low - emissions vehicles scale up in China, the United States and other markets where programs and regulations are calling for massive gains in fuel economy over the next 10 to 15 years.

The bulk of these regulations require national emissions standards for hazardous air pollutants.

Increasingly strict emission regulations call for a further reduction of fuel consumption and for an efficient use of the exhaust gas aftertreatment system.

The analysis — «a determination of whether emissions cause or contribute to air pollution which may... endanger public health,» as EPA describes it — would set the stage for an eventual new regulation limiting airplanes» emissions.

Einar Telnes, at Det Norske Veritas, the leading certification group for verifying cuts in emissions, says it was right to include HFC 23 because of a lack of regulation in its emission.

As for costs to the economy, Brandt said the benefits from curbing carbon dioxide emissions drastically outweigh the risks from regulation, though current accounting methods may not accurately reflect the scale of the impact.

(As we discovered at a convention of climate change skeptics, polar bears are a flash point for those who oppose the regulation of carbon emissions, as well.)

The regulations that set fuel - economy and greenhouse - gas emission goals for cars and trucks have lower costs and higher benefits than previous analyses report, a new Carnegie Mellon University study shows.

U.S. Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, a sixth - term Republican from Washington State who is a climate change denier and an ardent opponent of regulations for greenhouse gas emissions, has been nominated by President - elect Donald Trump for Secretary of Interior.

(This status allowed the Administration to create a special rule exempting greenhouse gas emissions — which are, through global warming, melting the artic sea ice used by the polar bears for hunting — from regulation under the Endangered Species Act.)

It includes 42 recommendations for state action, including calls for stronger regulation of carbon emissions and other land - based pollutants that contribute to acidification.

Two of the judges who issued yesterday's opinion, for example, ruled in 2011 to block another big EPA clean air regulation — the Cross-State Air Pollution Rule to cut power plant ozone and fine particulate emissions that blow across state borders.

Thanks to these regulations, automakers have prevented emissions of 130 million metric tons of carbon dioxide — equivalent to a year's worth of electricity use for 20 million homes.

At the top of the list are two landmark climate regulations developed under former president Barack Obama: one, now on hold pending a lawsuit, would reduce emissions from power plants; the other, already in place, sets aggressive fuel - efficiency requirements for vehicles up to 2025.

President George W. Bush ordered a new EPA review of the climate science, prompting a series of technical staff assessments in support of regulations for greenhouse gas emissions.

The faltering federal controls on methane followed a growing recognition of the gas's impact on the climate that translated into regulations on methane emissions for landfills and the oil and gas industry toward the end of Obama's second term.

This scaling relationship is crucial for policymaking: do environmental regulations that reduce the pollution emissions from urbanization also decrease the economic benefits from this urbanization?

-- The regulations promulgated under this paragraph shall include standards and protocols for project eligibility, certification of destroyers, monitoring, tracking, destruction efficiency, quantification of project and baseline emissions and carbon dioxide equivalent value, and verification.

-- The Administrator, in accordance with the regulations promulgated under subsection (b)(1) and an agreement or arrangement described in subsection (b)(2)(A), shall issue international offset credits for greenhouse gas emission reductions achieved through activities to reduce deforestation only if, in addition to the requirements of subsection (b)--

-- The Administrator may establish by regulation criteria and procedures for determining whether, and for implementing a determination that, the expiration of an allowance, offset credit, or term offset credit, established or issued under the American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009 or the amendments made thereby, or expiration of the ability to use an international emission allowance to comply with section 722, is necessary to ensure the authenticity and integrity of allowances, offset credits, or term offset credits or the allowance tracking system.

-- The Administrator may promulgate regulations to add to the list of class I and class II, group I, substances that may be destroyed for destruction offset credits, taking into account a candidate substance's carbon dioxide equivalent value, ozone depletion potential, prevalence in banks in the United States, and emission rates, as well as the need for additional cost containment under the class II, group II cap and the integrity of the class II, group II cap.

Researchers at Chalmers have shown that between 87 and 98 percent of ships comply with the tougher regulations for sulphur emissions that were introduced in northern Europe in 2015.

(1) continue to actively promote, within the International Civil Aviation Organization, the development of a global framework for the regulation of greenhouse gas emissions from civil aircraft that recognizes the uniquely international nature of the industry and treats commercial aviation industries in all countries fairly; and

These regulations shall take into account the total number of tons of carbon dioxide equivalent of greenhouse gas emissions for which a covered entity is demonstrating compliance temporarily, and may set a limit on this amount.